Pulmonary edema that isn't caused by increased pressures in your heart is called noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. In this condition, fluid may leak from the capillaries in your lungs' air sacs because the capillaries themselves become more permeable or leaky, even without the buildup of back pressure from your heart.
So in other words, ambulatory medical care is a term for almost all of the medical appointments and treatments people receive regularly.
In ambulatory care settings, the patients come for treatment and are not admitted as inpatients to a hospital. They typically return home the same day. Ambulatory care settings may be outside of the hospital or a department within a hospital. 1  They include: 2  Doctor's offices where a patient comes to see a doctor. 3  Clinics including primary care, specialty care, and mental health. 4  Urgent care centers. 5  Ambulatory surgery centers.